Payback Predictions!

Payback Predictions

Pre-Show)Enzo and Cass vs. The Club
Enzo and Cass need the momentum, but they were also on the winning side on Raw (even with Enzo attacked).
Prediction: The Club wins and then Cass turns on Enzo

Finn Balor on Miz TV (WHY)
Prediction: Miz on his back.

1)Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho for the WWE United States Championship
Prediction: Kevin Owens via Pop-Up Powerbomb. KO vs. Styles is more appealing.

2)The Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro and Sheamus for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships
Prediction: I can see Cesaro and Sheamus winning since they lost both of their singles matches. But I can see the Hardyz winning if it means that Cesaro and Sheamus go back to being singles wrestlers.
Mostly because I can't foresee a singles run unless WWE can't obtain the Broken gimmick....
Cesaro and Sheamus win the Titles.

3)Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt in a House of Horrors Match (for the WWE Championship?)
If it's not for the Championship and fate isn't cruel, Bray will win.
if it's for the Championship, Orton obviously wins.

Fate is always cruel for Bray Wyatt.

Orton Wins

4)Neville vs. Austin Aries for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Based off of booking Neville continues to have the Championship
However, I'll pick Aries to guarantee a non-perfect card as it is, plus I like Aries.

Aries

5)Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
I want to be wrong here.
Reigns wins

Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe Wins, Seth needs to work on putting some more snap into the Rain-Maker Knee.

Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women's Championship
Bayley because Bayley vs. Sasha Banks should be for the Championship.

How'd that Draft last July Go? And what's going on post Mania?

So, with next week being a WWE Roster Shake-up or whatever it's called, I'm just going to quickly grade how things have gone for both brands since the July 2016 draft. The people that came up after the draft or went undrafted will be at the end as a quick summary.

Round 1:
Raw)Seth Rollins (B+), Charlotte(B+), Finn Balor(Undecided)
Grade:B+
Rollins after the draft took awhile to actually become the top good guy he could be, even staying heel until after fellow first rounder Balor had to relinquish the championship. However his storyline with Triple H, culminating with a fantastic victory rebooted The Architect's stock. Charlotte's constant back and forth with Sasha Banks was great at first, but was rushed and that's what hurt Charlotte's stock. Even though she was part of the final two at Mania's PPV, she ended up losing to someone undrafted. Best female heel, but considering she's been the focal point during all of the 1sts that happened since the draft, I would say she's lost some momentum. Balor winning the Universal Championship was perfect, but then he was injured and out since then. Balor isn't a bust just yet, unless he switches brands.
Smackdown)Dean Ambrose (B+)and AJ Styles(A+)
Grade: A
Ambrose won the Championship at Battleground to keep the title at Smackdown, then lost it to AJ Styles. He did end up with the Intercontinental Championship so it's not all bad for Dean at this point. AJ lost the title to 2nd rounder Cena but had one of the best years in recent memory and hasn't slowed down since. The fact that AJ's match against Shane McMahon could be considered one of the top matches of the weekend says enough about Smackdown's first round.

Smackdown won Round 1. Finn Balor being gone is really the main difference. AJ and Dean were competent parts of the storyline and title picture and were consistently there in both the main event scene and even in mid card situations. Charlotte being an A was stopped by the lack of momentum the Raw Women's title scene has considering her draft position. The first round picks should be knocking things out of the park ALL the time. And the person that personified that that from this round was AJ Styles.

Round 2:
Raw)Roman Reigns (B), Brock Lesnar(A+), The New Day(B)
Grade: B
New Day lost the Tag team Championships and while still more over than most acts, has cooled immensely. If you grade by reactions, then Reigns would have an A. If you're grading on getting the reactions you want your audience to give, Reigns has an F. Even though he won the US Championship, the reactions that are supposed to be positive aren't doing such, and he was booed beyond belief after beating the Undertaker at WrestleMania. (not to mention that US title reign was pretty much him neglecting the championship so FUCK YOU). Lesnar losing to Goldberg and building that storyline that resulted in Lesnar winning the Universal Championship was GREAT!
Smackdown)John Cena (A), Randy Orton (B+)
Cena had match of the year candidate in both calendar years to date with AJ Styles, and then proposed to Nikki Bella after winning his match at Mania. He also won his 16th World Championship. Orton, after getting busted open, had a compelling storyline with Bray Wyatt that resulted with him gaining the WWE Championship. Yeah, the blowoff was a bit lackluster, but it made a star out of Luke Harper in the process.

Smackdown also wins Round 2. Name notoriety wasn't lacking in this round, but Cena and Orton were better used to benefit their brand in comparison to Reigns and the New Day. While you could argue that Lesnar's importance overshadows Orton, the fact that he's more of a part timer in this case hurts Raw's argument. Note: The first 4 picks of Smackdown's draft all held the WWE Championship in this past draft period. I think that's very indicative of the confidence Smackdown's roster depth shows.

Smackdown:2 Raw:0

Round 3:
Raw)Sami Zayn(C), Sasha Banks(B), Chris Jericho(A)
Smackdown)Bray Wyatt(B+), Becky Lynch(B)
Zayn was under utilized and set up as the punching bag to all the big stars, which is really disappointing considering his HUGE victory (at the time) over Kevin Owens at Battleground. Banks made a ton of huge Raw moments, but pretty much came off as a choker at PPVs against Charlotte. Jericho was a REVELATION and you could say that he, along with 4th rounder Kevin Owens, kept Raw afloat against a motivated Smackdown brand.
While the ending of his storyline with Orton SUCKED, Wyatt winning the WWE Championship is all I need to know to not give him a bad grade, heck Wyatt got the winning fall at Survivor Series, final four at the Royal Rumble, and outlasting Cena and AJ at the Elimination Chamber. Becky finally won the Women's Championship (grant it it was without Sasha, Bayley, and Charlotte, but whatevs). She was the backbone of the division and has taken a backseat so the other members of the smackdown women's roster so there could be deeper depth.

Smackdown wins the third round because new stars, and well built depth. Point blank, this is the one time over the last year that I can say Becky did one better than Charlotte. 6 to 8 viable challengers has more variety and is better than 4.

Smackdown 3 Raw 0

Round 4:
Raw)Rusev and Lana(C), Kevin Owens(A), Enzo and Cass(B-)
Rusev lost the US title to Roman Reigns and pretty much was forgotten. Enzo and Cass came close but couldn't get over the hump to win the Tag Team Championships. However, we also got a glimpse of Big Cass as a singles guy...and it was awesome.  Kevin Owens buoys this round for Raw because he won the Universal Championship and held it until February. Then at Mania he beat 3rd Rounder Chris Jericho for the Universal Championship
Smackdown)The Miz and Maryse(A), Baron Corbin (B+)
The Miz had a career renaissance, dueling and verbally beating out Daniel Bryan (NO!), then having a fantastic trilogy of PPV matches with Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship. While the payoff was bad, Miz had a great buildup with 2nd Rounder John Cena leading up to WrestleMania. Corbin had many undercard victories and impressed in opportunities against Dolph Ziggler, AJ Styles, and most recently Dean Ambrose.

Smackdown wins this round too. Miz and Corbin were well built, whereas Rusev's treatment and Enzo/Cass's short-comings drag down Kevin Owens's impact.

Smackdown 4 Raw 0

Round 5:
Raw)Gallows and Anderson(B-), Big Show(D), Nia Jax(B+)
Gallows and Anderson honestly were treated like jokes the moment AJ Styles was drafted to Smackdown. That being said, at least they held the Tag Team Championships until WrestleMania. Big Show has basically been a non-factor. Nia Jax has started to prove her worth in the back half of the WrestleMania season. Well built monster for the Women's Division
Smackdown)American Alpha(B), Dolph Ziggler(B)
American Alpha were derailed by injury for a bit before capturing the Tag Team Championships at the end of the calendar year. However, really lazy lack of booking for them completely ruined an opportunity for them to fight for the Tag championships at WRestleMania. Ziggler was PHENOMINAL at this pick after the 2nd half of 2016. However, once his feud with the Miz finished, he went back to being the de-facto high end jobber.

This round was bad for both but I'll give Raw this round because at least Nia Jax is still relevant amongst the people in this round. Also, while Anderson and Gallows haven't been treated well, they're in the tag division that matters in WWE currently.

Smackdown 4 Raw 1

Round 6:
Raw)Neville(A), Cesaro(B+), Sheamus(B+)
Cesaro and Sheamus had a FANTASTIC best of 7 series, then were paired off and broke the title reign of The New Day. While Neville didn't feel relevant right away, the moment he entered the Cruiserweight division went to Raw, his stock SKYROCKETED.
Smackdown)Natalya (C), Alberto Del Rio(F)
Del Rio is gone from WWE. Natalya, while a mainstay in the Title picture, is located on the low end of the Smackdown Women's hierarchy.

This round is NO contest. Raw wins this round.

Smackdown 4 Raw 2

Supplemental Rounds
Round 7:
Raw)Golden Truth(D), Titus O'Neill(C), Paige(F)
Smackdown)The Usos(A), Kane(C)
Between these two, Smackdown wins this round due to the resurgence of The Usos. As heels they have the biggest reaction of their Tag Team Division, and deservedly hold the Tag Team Championships right now. Kane isn't a factor in smackdown anymore. Golden Truth hasn't sniffed the Tag Title scene in such a long time, Paige is gone (and dealing with a sex tape scandal), and Titus O'Neill is a Jobber to the highest degree.

Smackdown 5 Raw 2

Round 8:
Raw)Darren Young and Bob Backlund(D), Sin Cara(C), Jack Swagger(D)
Smackdown)Kalisto(C), Naomi(A), The Ascension(C)
Swagger moved to smackdown
Swagger's grade is due to the fact that he's now gone, but when he was still part of the roster, he at least had a role in helping build Baron Corbin on Smackdown. He did nothing on Raw. The Lucha Dragons being separated did no favors for either one, but between the two Kalisto had the better impact, with a great Chairs match against Corbin and even getting a win over Dolph Ziggler at a PPV. The biggest impact player here is Naomi, considering she's now a 2 time and CURRENT Smackdown Women's Champion, winning the second one at WrestleMania in her hometown in the Semi-Main Event.

Smackdown 6 Raw 2

Round 9:
Raw)The Dudley Boyz(F), Summer Rae(F), Mark Henry(D)
Smackdown)Zack Ryder(C), Apollo Crews(C-), Alexa Bliss(A)
Smackdown Wins because of Alexa Bliss. She became a 2 time Women's Champion and was the defending champion going into WrestleMania. Ryder had some momentum as part of the Hype Bros tag team before getting injured. Crews was poised to be a huge steal here, but neglectful booking hurt his grade bad. The Dudley Boyz are gone, Summer Rae is essentially irrelevant, and Mark Henry is pretty much a part timer at this point.

Smackdown 7 Raw 2

Round 10:
Raw)Braun Strowman(A) Bo Dallas(C), The Shining Stars(D)
Smackdown)Breezango(C), Eva Marie(D), The Vaudevillians(F)
Breezango should be more of a threat and they're not. Eva Marie is on her way out,(which sucks because she actually was used well before her suspension) and Simon Gotch was released. Aiden English is a man on an island so no more Vaudevillians. Bo Dallas and The Shining Stars are jobbers as expected, but BRAUN STROWMAN was honestly the BIGGEST steal of this draft. He's been built so well to the point of having a big time match against Roman Reigns at Fastlane, a fantastic feud with Sami Zayn, and eliminated the most people at the Royal Rumble.

Smackdown 7 Raw 3

Round 11:
Raw)Alicia Fox(C), Dana Brooke(C), Curtis Axel(D)
Smackdown)Erick Rowan(D), Mojo Rawley(B), Carmella(B)

Alicia Fox has been used more on 205 live, but she had a good match against Nia Jax on a pre-show I don't remember, Dana Brooke being used as Charlotte's lackey....but is kind of lost since. Axel had 1 great moment in Minnesota before losing to Bo Dallas....and it's a shame.
Rowan was injured and just came back after Mania....and is still being used as a Jobber. Carmella has had good feuds, but hasn't won any. Her pairing with James Ellsworth is amusing. Mojo Rawley is the best pick in this round, because of how well they've built him. Rawley ended up surviving the likes of Sami Zayn, Braun Strowman, Big Show, and Dolph Ziggler to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (AND I'm still not as hyped as I should be...but he was wearing Maryland Flag designs on his tights so I guess I like him now lol)

Smackdown 8 Raw 3

Undrafted people (Brands will gain .5 point per steal post draft, Cruiserweight division is 1 entity)

Gone: Ryback, Rosa Mendes, Tyson Kidd (injury)
Rybacks a whiner. Rosa Mendes was pregnant so fantastic for her! Kidd is still injured, and I do not expect him to come back.

Unaffiliated: Triple H, The Undertaker, Tamina Snuka
Triple H returning to screw over Seth Rollins was sometimes spotty in terms of the story itself but was quite satisfying. So that was worth .5
Tamina hasn't returned from injury so no point either side.
The Undertaker is the only wrestler that went to Raw after being on Smackdown so he has no official affiliation. His last run was full of empty promises....then a lackluster WrestleMania main event that was only saved by his grand exit after Reigns left the ring. Such a beautiful WrestleMania ending at the expense of a crappy final match. No points given.

Smackdown: Nikki Bella, Heath Slater, (.5) Luke Harper (.5), Rhyno, Curt Hawkins, James Ellsworth, Shelton Benjamin, Mickie James(.5), Tye Dillinger, Shinsuke Nakamura, The Spirit Squad, The Headbangers
Bringing solid Nostalgia acts (rather than wasted ones) in Rhyno and Nikki Bella helped the growth of the Tag and Women's divisions. Slater and Harper in different halves of the post draft year broke out as stars. It will be interesting to see how Dillinger and Nakamura fit into the program from here on out. 

Raw: Emma, Jinder Mahal,  Bayley(After Summerslam) Goldberg(for Survivor Series) All Cruiserweights(After Cruiserweight Classic finished), The Hardyz (WrestleMania), The Revival
Cruiserweights:Akira Tozawa, Ariya Daivari, Austin Aries, Brian Kendrick, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak, Gran Metalik, Jack Gallagher, Lince Dorado, Mustafa Ali, Noam Dar, Rich Swann, TJ Perkins, Tony Nese (Only cruiserweight that have appeared on Raw)
-Cruiserweight division is half a point considering it has helped the quality of Raw, even in neglect, and honestly it's due to the last 2 PPV Cruiserweight Title matches (Neville vs. Jack Gallagher at Fastlane and Austin Aries at WrestleMania) (.5)
-Emma was forced to do an Emmalina gimmick...and was immediately abandoned, Jinder's a Jobber, Bayley is the current Raw Women's Champion (.5), Goldberg was great while he was there (minus the burial of Kevin Owens's work) (.5), The Hardyz added after Mania won't count towards the points but DEAR LORD THAT WAS AWESOME, and Same goes for The Revival!

Raw Finishes with 6.5 points.

Raw:Final Roster after WrestleMania (bolded are champions)
Rollins, Charlotte, Balor, Reigns, Lesnar(Universal), Kingston, Big E, Woods, Zayn, Banks, Jericho, Gallows, Anderson, Big Show, Jax, Owens (United States), Rusev, Lana, Enzo, Cass, Neville(Cruiserweight), Cesaro, Sheamus, R-Truth, Goldust, O'Neill, Darren Young, Bob Backlund, Sin Cara, Rae, Henry, Strowman, Dallas, Primo, Epico, Fox, Brooke, Axel, Emma, Mahal, Bayley (Women's), Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, (Tag Team)Dawson, Dash, Cruiserweight Division (Tozawa, Daivari, Aries, Kendrick, Alexander, Gulak, Metalik, Gallagher, Dorado, Ali, Dar, Swann, Perkins, Nese)

Best Picks: Brock Lesnar Round 2, Chris Jericho Round 3, Kevin Owens Round 4, Neville Round 6, Braun Strowman Round 10
Lesnar being the current champion and being as valuable for working the main event scene with Goldberg is priceless. Owens and Jericho carried the Main Event scene all the way throughout the post draft year. Neville's dominance in the Cruiserweight division was fantastic for Raw, and Strowman's journey was the biggest value of it all.

Biggest Busts: Finn Balor Round 1, Titus O'Neill Round 7, Big Show Round 5, Rusev and Lana Round 4, Sami Zayn Round 3, Emma undrafted.
Balor being sidelined after winning the Universal Championship hurt his standing. We'll see how this year plays out to figure if he was worth the pick or not. Titus O'Neill could have had much more success after his feud with Rusev for the US Championship....but I guess the ghost of man-handling Vince McMahon at Daniel Bryan's retirement ceremony isn't going to go away. Big Show did NOTHING after being drafted, other than set up a match with Shaquille O'Neal that never existed...got in AWESOME shape for that match....then was ceremoniously eliminated from the ATGMBR. When Rusev lost his title to Roman Reigns, both his and the title's prestige went down the drain. Reigns treated the championship as a side note, whereas Rusev defended the Championship like it was worth something. He has to bounce back. HAS to bounce back once he returns from Injury. Emma being turned into Emmalina was stupid. Glad she's back to her Evil gimmick. 
Putting Sami Zayn as a bust hurts my soul badly. But as much credit as I can give to him helping Braun Strowman's credibility, Zayn never got off the ground after an arguable MOTY candidate against Kevin Owens at BattleGround. That should have springboarded him somewhere bigger. Heck his biggest title opportunity was for SMACKDOWN's Intercontinental Championship. Unless there's a bigger plan for Zayn, MOVE HIM TO SMACKDOWN LIKE HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRAFTED TO IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND ADD CESARO THERE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. (Rant done). 

Biggest Surprises and Steals Braun Strowman Round 10, Neville Round 6, Cesaro Round 6, Kevin Owens Round 4, Nia Jax Round 5, Bayley Undrafted.
Strowman in Round 10 is the closest thing to Tom Brady in Round 6 for Raw. Cesaro shouldn't have dropped past Round 4. Neville being this relevant now wasn't a concept at the time of the draft. Kevin Owens should have been in Round 1 over Balor. Nia Jax, while not as dominant as Strowman, has made herself credible enough for the Title picture. Bayley, while her title reign hasn't been booked tremendous, is the Raw Women's Champion after coming from NxT, after NxT Takeover Brooklyn. Worth it!

Smackdown:Final Roster after WrestleMania
Ambrose, Styles, Cena, Orton, Wyatt, Lynch, Miz, Maryse, Corbin, Jordan, Gable, Ziggler, Natalya, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Kane, Kalisto, Naomi, Konnor, Viktor, Ryder, Crews, Bliss, Breeze, Fandango, Marie, English, Rowan, Rowley, Carmella, Bella, Slater, Harper, Rhyno, Hawkins, Ellsworth, James, Mosh, Thrasher, Dillinger, Nakamura

Best Picks: Miz and Maryse Round 4, AJ Styles Round 1, The Usos Round 7, Alexa Bliss Round 9
AJ Styles lived up to his 1st Round choice, carrying Smackdown's main event scene. The Miz was honestly the biggest value looking back, because he remade the Intercontinental Championship into something worth fighting for. The Usos found their fire as heels and now they're the Tag Team Champions with some steam. Alexa Bliss won the Smackdown Women's Championship twice and went into WrestleMania as the Champion. Well done for Smackdown. 

Biggest Busts: American Alpha Round 5, Natalya Round 6, Alberto Del Rio Round 6
So, in terms of American Alpha, it's not that they've been bad....but they could have been much more and really died as an act after they won the Tag Titles. Quite disappointing. However, Smackdown's worse round was Round 6. Natalya is still essentially a stepping stone, while reliable as such, and Del Rio is gone due to bad issues with the company's feelings towards him and Raw 7th Rounder Paige. 

Biggest Surprises:
Miz and Maryse Round 4, Heath Slater Undrafted, Luke Harper Undrafted, James Ellsworth Undrafted
Miz shouldn't have been as good as he was this past year, and he was better than that. Slater's journey to get a roster spot was worth the fact that he and Rhyno were the first Smackdown Tag Team Champions, Luke Harper without the Wyatt Family IS MAIN EVENT MATERIAL. And then James Ellsworth Found his way on the roster with a Superkick that could make the Usos and Dolph Ziggler jealous. 

Smackdown Finishes with 9.5 points. 

Finally, here are the Moves and Final Rosters after the Superstar Shake-Up

Moving to Raw include
Apollo Crews Round 9 (C- during the past year, B for the switch)
-A change in scenery can do nothing but help Crews. He could still go after the IC title. 
The Miz and Maryse Round 4 (A+, B for the switch)
-Hopefully Miz doesn't lose his momentum that he gained from his run on SD Live. His feud with Bryan will finish on a cliffhanger for the time being so that is somewhat disappointing. 
Dean Ambrose Round 1 (No. 2 Overall)(B+, A for the switch)
 -considering his link to both Rollins and Reigns, expect the IC champ to come into play in both the defense of his title and potentially get back into the main event scene. 
Curt Hawkins Undrafted (D, F for the switch)
-JOBBER
Bray Wyatt Round 3 (B+, C for the switch)
-Considering he's probably going to lose the House of Horrors match, a feud with Finn Balor (while enticing) is probably going to back him up further. 
Heath Slater and Rhyno Undrafted (B, C for the switch)
-With New Day and the Shining Stars on SD live, Slater and Rhyno have an opportunity to either get back in the title chase or even split off properly. 
Kalisto Round 8 (C, B for the switch)
-Get Kalisto in the Cruiserweight Division, he will SHINE.
Alexa Bliss Round 10 (A, A for the switch)
-The two time Women's Champion on Smackdown will fit perfectly into the Raw Women's scene. I would LOVE a Sasha/Bliss match. 
Mickie James Undrafted (B, A for the switch)
-Mickie will become the Natalya of the division, BUT with possibly more impact. 
David Otunga Commentator (C, C) 
-Meh. 


Raw:Final Roster
Rollins, Ambrose(Intercontinental) Balor, Reigns, Lesnar(Universal),  Banks, Jericho, Miz and Maryse, Gallows, Anderson, Wyatt, Big Show, Jax, Enzo, Cass, Neville(Cruiserweight), Cesaro, Sheamus, R-Truth, Goldust, O'Neill, Darren Young, Kalisto, Bob Backlund, Sin Cara, Crews, Bliss, Rae, Henry, Strowman, Dallas, Fox, Brooke, Axel, Emma, Mahal, Bayley (Women's), Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, (Tag Team)Dawson, Dash, Cruiserweight Division (Tozawa, Daivari, Aries, Kendrick, Alexander, Gulak, Metalik, Gallagher, Dorado, Ali, Dar, Swann, Perkins, Nese), Hawkins, Slater, Rhyno, James
Commentators:Michael Cole, Corey Graves, David Otunga

Moving to Smackdown Include
Byron Saxton Commentator (C,C)
-Well....JBL gets to bully Saxton instead of Graves....same old same old. 
Kevin Owens Round 4 (A, A)
-The various opponents Owens has on Smackdown now, along with the realistic possibility of winning the World Championship is enticing. 
Sami Zayn Round 3 (C, A)
-He NEEDED this switch. Will definitely benefit. 
The New Day Round 2 (B, B)
-They needed a new change of scenery since the Hardys have the Raw scene in tact. 
Charlotte Round 1 (B+, A)
-Smackdown gets a gigantic boost
Jinder Mahal Undrafted (C, B)
-While he left Raw injuring Balor, the prospects of Mahal are potentially positive. 
Rusev Round 4 (C, B)
-Rusev on his own should be an interesting concept
Lana Round 4 (C,A)
-We get to see Lana stand on her own and it seems as if she's going to be channelling more of her former Pitch Perfect-type persona. This should be entertaining. 
Tamina Undrafted (N/A)
-Someone for Natalya to beat. 
The Shining Stars Round 10 (D, B)
-Would have given this a lower grade, but their ambush of American Alpha could potentially show off a new side other than hotel cons. 


Final Roster: Styles, Charlotte, Cena, Orton, Woods, Kingston, Big E, Zayn, Lynch,  Owens, Corbin, Jordan, Gable, Ziggler, Owens (United States), Natalya, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Kane, Naomi, Konnor, Viktor, Ryder, Breeze, Fandango, Marie, Primo, Epico, English, Rowan, Rowley, Carmella, Bella, Harper,  Ellsworth, James, Mosh, Thrasher, Dillinger, Nakamura, Mahal, Tamina

Wrestlemania Indy Weekend and Upcoming events for April.

So the Following events will be going on During WrestleMania Weekend from the Bigger non-WWE promotions and WrestleMania Axxess

WrestleMania Axxess
3/30
Ruby Riot (Heidi Lovelace) def. Kimberly Frankele (Kimber Lee)
Jack Gallagher def. Ariya Daivari
Harv Sihra def. Mustafa Ali
Lince Dorado def. Tony Nese
Hideo Itami def. Drew Gulak
Rich Swann def. The Brian Kendrick
TJ Perkins def. Gran Metalik

3/31
Macey Estrella def. Daria Berenato
Jimmy Havoc def. TK Cooper
Toni Storm def. Jinny
Liv Morgan and Aliyah def. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce
Pete Dunne def. Mark Andrews
Tyler Bate def. Joseph Conners

4/1 (Morning)
Rich Swann and Mustafa Ali def. Travis banks and TK Cooper
Kishan Raftar def. Chris Atkins
TJ Perkins def. Drew Gulak
Toni Storm def. Jinny
The Brian Kendrick def. Jack Gallagher
Akira Tozawa def. Ariya Daivari

WRESTLE CON SUPERSHOW
ACH, Mascara Dorada, and Michael Elgin def. Caleb Conley, David Starr, and Trevor Lee
Low Ki def. Shane Strickland
Bobby Lashley def. Jeff Cobb
Angelico and Jack Evans def. Flip Gordon and Sammy Guevara
Team Ricochet (AR Fox, Dezmond Xavier, Jason Cade, Ricochet, and Sami Calihan) def. Team Ospreay (Drew Galloway, Lio Rush, Marty Scurll, Ryan Smile, and Will Ospreay)
DDT Iron Man Heavy Metal 20 Man Battle Royal
Swoggle def. 2 Cold Scorpio, Abyss, Billy Gunn, Colt Cabana, Gangre, George South, Gregory Helms, Jake Manning, Joey Ryan, Kevin Thorn, kikutaro, Marty Jannetty, Matt Striker, Moose, Mr. Hughes, Shane Douglas, Shannon Moore, Suicide, and Zane Riley
Joey Ryan def. Swoggle
The Sandman def. Joey Ryan
Cage def. Johnny Mundo
The Broken Hardys def. Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix

United States
ROH
Jenny Rose and Mandy Leon def. Faye Jackson and Sumie Sakai
Kelly Klein def. Deonna Purrazzo
Marty Scurll def. Adam Cole
Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser def. Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia
Jay Lethal def. Cody
Bully Ray and the Briscoes def. Hangman Page, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa
The MCMG def. Cheeseburger/Ferrara and Titus/Taylor
Damian Punisher Martinez def. Frankie Kazarian
Bobby Fish def. Silas Young
Volador Jr. and Will Ospreay def. Dragon Lee and Jay White
Chris Daniels def. Dalton Castle
The Young Bucks def. The Broken Hardys to win the Tag Team Championships

EVOLVE
3/30 Evolve 80
Drew Galloway def. Matt Riddle
Tim Thatcher def. Chris Dickinson
Lio Rush def. Jaka and Jason Kincaid
McMassive and Rumblecrunch def. Facade and Blais
Page def. Theory
Ricochet def. Lee
Fred Yehi and Tracy Williams def. Dijak and Elgin
Zack Sabre Jr. def. ACH to retain the EVOLVE CHAMPIONSHIP

3/31 Evolve 81
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Michael Elgin
Drew Galloway def. Lio Rush
Keith Lee def Donovan Dijak
ACH def. Tim Thatcher
Dickinson, Jaka, and Tracy Williams def. Theory, Kincaid, and Guevara
Fred Yehi def. Matt Riddle
Darby Allin def. Ethan Page


Style Battle
Dave Crist won Part 1
Tracer X won Battle 2
Jon Davis won Battle 3

WWN SuperShow: Evolve Vs. Progress
Keith Lee def. Austin Theory, Blaster McMassive, and Jason Kincaid
LuFisto def. Toni Storm
Ethan Page def. Jimmy Havoc
TK Cooper and Travis Banks def. Chris Dickinson and Jaka
Pete Dunne def. ACH
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Mark Haskins
Matt Riddle def. Tracy Williams, Fred Yehi, Jon Davis, Timothy Thatcher, and Parrow to win the WWN Championship


Women's Supershow
Taya Valkyrie vs. Su Yung
Santana and Gabi vs. Chelsea and Taeler
Jazz vs. Kennadi Brink

PWG

Beyond Wrestling
Keith Lee def. Jeff Cobb
LuFisto def. Deonna Purrazzo
Ortiz, Dickinson, Jaka, and Draztik def. Taylor, Cassidy, Carr, and Barry
Starr def. Callihan
Janela and Ford def. LeRae and Ryan
Silver def. Fox
Maff and Mack def. Cage and Elgin
Riddle def. Dijak


CZW
Best of the Best 16
Shane Strickland def. Dezmond Xavier, Joey Janela, and Lio Rush
AR Fox def. David Starr, Ricochet, and Jason Cade
Michael Elgin def. Anthony Henry, Scorpio Sky, Zachary Wentz
Dave Crist def. Jake Crist, Rey Fenix, and Sami Callahan

Joe Gacy def. Brian Cage
Rickey Shane Page def. Ace Austin, Alexander James, Caleb Conley, Ethan Case, Mascarita Dorada, Tony Deppen, and Flip Gordon

Dave Crist def. Michael Elgin
Shane Strickland def. AR Fox

Matt Tremont def. Pentagon Jr.

Dave Crist def. Shane Strickland to win the Best of the Best 16

CHIKARA

BAD WOLF
Wani def. Space Monkey to win the Young Lions Cup
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Mike Quackenbush
The Colony def. Frightmare and Hallowicked, Los Ice Creams, and Solo Darling and Travis Huckabee
Juan Francisco de Coronado def. Ultramantis Black to win the Chikara Grand Championship

TURN LEFT
Frightmare and Hallowicked def. Missile Assault Man and Silver Ant
Ultramantis Black def. Grado
Crummels and Defarge def. Chuck Taylor and DUSTIN

SHIMMER
Allie def. Alex Windsor
LuFisto def. Leva Bates
Shayna Baszler def. Santana Garrett
Jessicka Havok def. Cat Power
Nicole Matthews def. Shotzi Blackheart
Blanchard and Kraven def. Kay Lee Ray and Mia Yim
Mercedes Martinez def. Candice LeRae

United Kingdom

Progress
Dunne, Seven, Bate, Riddle, Sabre Jr. , Andrews, Strickland, Callihan

Pete Dunne vs. Mark Haskins for the Progress Championship
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jimmy Havoc
Tyler Bate vs. Mark Andrews for the UK Championship
Matt Riddle vs. Trent Seven for the Atlas Championship
Shane Strickland and Sami Callahan vs. TK Cooper and Travis Banks w/Dahlia Black
Jinny vs. Toni Storm
James Drake vs. Rockstar Spud
Ch. 45
Seven and Bate def. Cooper and Banks
Gibson def. Ligero
Drake def. Sexsmith
Andrews def. Ospreay
Dieter Jr. and Walter def. Jim and Lee Hunter
Webster def. Cruz
Jinnny def. Newell
Dunne def. Havoc

Ch. 46
Cruz and Gibson def. Mastiff and Ligero
Storm def. Black
Banks def. Sexsmith
Haskins def. Dieter Jr. 
Havoc def. Ospreay, Ospreay leaves Progress
Seven and Bate def. The Hunters
Riddle def. WALTER
Dunne def. Andrews

Progress Orlando
Sabre Jr. def. Havoc
Drake def. Spud
Jinny def. Storm
Cooper and Banks def. Callahan and Strickland
Riddle def. Seven
Bate def. Andrews
Dunne def. Haskins

Revolution pro

Jay White def. Sami Callihan
Martin Stone def. Jeff Cobb
Gideon Grey def. Swoggle
Marty Scurll def. Ricochet
Josh Bodom def. David Starr
Will Ospreay def. Rey Fenix
Ryan Smile and Shane Strickland def. Brian Cage and Michael Elgin
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Pentagon Jr.

What Culture

Martin Kirby def. BT Gunn

Prospect def. Drake and Kennedy

Primate def. Joey Ryan

Joe Hendry def. Matt Striker

Bobby Fish def. David Starr and Michael Elgin

Ricochet def. El Ligero

Galloway def. Rampage to retain the WCPW World Championship

United States

TNA

Updated after WrestleMania

LUCHA UNDERGROUND:

2nd half of Season 3 hasn't resumed yet. 

PWG

Beyond Wrestling

FIP

MCW

NWA

Pro Wrestling Syndicate(PWS)

Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW)

AAW

Shimmer

Shine

Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid Atlantic

Premier Wrestling Experience (PWX)

Ohio Valley Wrestling

Reality of Wrestling
No Updates

House of Hardcore
No Updates

House of Glory
No Updates

Jersey All pro Wrestling

WrestleCade

F1RST Wrestling

Adrenaline Championship Wrestling

All Pro Wrestling

Big Time Wrestling

IWA Mid South

Juggalo Championship Wrestling

Puerto Rico (will Update after Fastlane)

United Kingdom

Attack pro:

Main Event Championship Wrestling

Fight Club Pro: 

Preston City:

New Generation Wrestling:

All Star Wrestling: 

No Updates

What Culture

GERMANY

WXW

Ilja Dragunov def. WALTER to win the 16 Carat Gold Tournament.

MEXICO  (will Update after )

CMLL

AAA


Lucha Libre Elite (will Update after Fastlane)
No Updates

JAPAN

NEW JAPAN PRO

Katsuyori Shibata def. Bad Luck Fale to win the New Japan Cup and earn an IWGP Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Kazuchika Okada

SAKURA GENESIS

Finlay, Lyger, Nakanishi def. Kawato, Kitamiya, and Oka

Owens, Tonga, Loa, and Takahashi def. Mask IV, Mask W, Makabe, and Nagata

Beretta, Romero, and HASHI def. Desperado, Michinoku, and Suzuki

Taichi and Kanemaru retain the Jr. Tag Championships over Gedo and Jado

Fale and Omega def. Ishii and Yano

Tanahashi, Robinson, Ricochet, and Taguchi def. BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, and Naito

Hanson and Rowe def. Tenzan and Kojima to win the IWGP Tag Championships
Goto def. Sabre Jr. to retain the NEVER Openweight Championship
Takahashi obliterated KUSHIDA to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Championship
Okada def. Shibata to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship

Pro Wrestling NoAH (January Title Changes)

No main updates

Dragon Gate

Kagetora won the Open the Brave Gate Championship

Osaka pro (will Update after Mania)
Nothing to Report 
Big Japan(Will Update after Mania)

Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Nothing to Report 
Pro Wrestling Zero 1 (will update after Mania)

Wrestle-1 (Will Update after Mania)

AJPW (Will update after Mania)

Kaientai Dojo (will update after Mania)

Dramatic Dream Team Pro (Will update after Mania)

Reina Joshi Puroesu (Will Update after Mania)

No Championships to report 

Ice Ribbon

JWP Joshi Puroesu (will update after Mania)

Sendai Girls Pro Wrestling (will update after Mania)

CANADA (Will be updated after WrestleMania)

International Wrestling Syndicate

Border City Wrestling

Maximum Pro Wrestling

Northern Championship Wrestling

Alpha 1 Wrestling 

NxT Takeover and Wrestlemania Preview

WrestleMania Card Thus Far:
Lesnar vs. Goldberg for the Universal Championship
Prediction: Brock Lesnar
What I would want: I would have Finn Balor come back out of nowhere and regain the championship right after this match ends.

Bray Wyatt vs.Randy Orton  for the WWE Championship
Prediction: Randy Orton wins
What I would want: Rowan returns with a new member representing Sister Abigail and Wyatt retains championship.

John Cena and Nikki Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse
Prediction: Cena and Bella win
What I would want: The Miz and Maryse win, Brie Bella comes out to announce that Daniel Bryan is healthy and cleared to wrestling, he comes out and quickly beats Miz within 20 seconds...and when Maryse tries to attack, out comes Sara Amato/Sara Del Rey who puts Maryse in a Chikara Special.
Note: Al Roker is involved for some reason.

The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns
Prediction: Roman Reigns wins. Undertaker Retires. Life is temporarily horrible for five minutes, then the next match occurs.
What I would want: The match turns into a Triple Threat, featuring Braun Strowman and then he would win the triple threat, by beating Reigns....fueling Reigns to go insane, attack both men, send the Undertaker to retirement, then attack Seth Rollins later on in the night, officially turning heel.

Seth Rollins vs. Triple H in a Non Sanctioned Match

Shane McMahon vs. AJ Styles
Prediction: AJ Styles wins
What I want to happen: AJ Styles Wins.

Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair vs Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax for the Raw Women's Championship in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match
What I want to Happen: Sasha Banks officially turns heel by screwing over Bayley and wins the Women's Championship
Prediction: Charlotte Wins because Fuck my opinion.

Chris Jericho vs Kevin Owens for the US Championship
What I want: Add Samoa Joe and Sami Zayn in this match.....and Sami Zayn Wins
Prediction: Kevin Owens is United States Champion

Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin for the IC Championship
What I want: Add Luke Harper and Harper Wins IC Championship
Prediction: Ambrose Retains

Gallows/Anderson vs. Enzo/Cass vs. Sheamus/Cesaro for the Raw Tag Team Championships in a Ladder Match
What I want: Sheamus and Cesaro win because Cesaro should always win.
Prediction: Enzo/Cass because FMO part 3

Also FMO part 5 and above because two of my least favorite musical figures are performing at WrestleMania: Flo Rida and Pitbull. Man I hate WWE's musical choices as of late.

WrestleMania Pre-Show Matches

Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Mickie James vs. Carmella vs. Naomi vs. (Tamina Snuka) vs. (Eva Marie) vs. (Peyton Royce) vs. (Billie Kay) vs. (Asuka) vs. (Maryse) vs. (Nikki Bella) Every other available woman for Smackdown
What I want: Either Naomi or a called up Asuka wins the Smackdown Women's Championship
Prediction: Eva Marie makes her return and wins because fuck my opinion part 2.
Update: Eva Marie not being re-signed, so my prediction will change to the following: Nikki Bella wins because FMO part 4

Neville vs. Austin Aries for the Cruiserweight Championship
What I want: Either Aries wins....or you bring Jack Gallagher in and he wins.
Prediction: Neville wins

Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Participants: Mojo Rawley, Apollo Crews, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Curt Hawkins
What I want to happen: Have any of the following guys win: Jack Gallagher, Sami Zayn, Hideo Itami, Kassius Ohno, Tye Dillinger, or Luke Harper win.
Prediction: Braun Strowman or some other guy that I really don't care for.

NxT Takeover Card Thus Far:
Asuka vs. Ember Moon for the NxT Women's Championship
Prediction: Ember Moon wins
What I want: Ember Moon Wins.

The Revival vs. The Authors of Pain vs. #DIY for the NxT Tag Team Championships
Prediction: Authors of Pain retain
What I want: #DIY to regain.

Andrade Cien Almas vs. Aleister Black (TOMMY FUCKING END)
Prediction: Aleister Black wins
What I want: Aleister Black wins


Bobby Roode vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the NxT Championship
What I want: Tye Dillinger to win
Prediction: Bobby Roode retains

SANITY (Young, Dain, Cross, Wolfe)  vs Dillinger, Jose, Strong, Riot
Prediction: Sanity wins
What I want: Tye Dillinger to win.

Note: Kassius Ohno replaced No Way Jose.

WrestleMania Axxess
3/30
Rich Swann vs. The Brian Kendrick
TJ Perkins vs. Drew Gulak
Hideo Itami Returns

3/31
Tyler Bate vs. Mark Haskins for the WWE UK Championship
Progress Champion Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews
Jimmy Havoc, The South Pacific Power Trip, Toni Storm, and Jinny

4/1 (Morning)
Akira Tozawa vs. Ariya Daivari
Pete Dunne vs. Wolfgang
Tyler Bate vs. Joseph Conners for the UK Championship

4/1(Afternoon)
Heavy Machinery vs. The Vaudevillians
Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss vs. The Ascension
Liv Morgan, Daria Berenato

4/1 (Evening)
Akira Tozawa vs. Steve Cutler
Trent Seven vs. Noam Dar
TJ Perkins and Mustafa Ali vs. Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss

4/2
Trent Seven vs. Wolfgang
Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne for the UK Championship
Mark Haskins, Jimmy Havoc, The South Pacific Power Trip, Toni Storm, and Jinny